Hi I have this Boombox Radio Cassette Recorder 1981 JVC RC-S11R working and in mint/good condition. Manufactured by Victor Company of Japan. Tokyo, Japan. Made in Japan. Anyone can help me with estimate market value please? Thank you. mr_hzahra @yahoo.com
Hello and welcome to the forum ! Sorry, but what I see in pictures is very far from mint condition ! There are significant signs of wear on the case which a simple polish won't fix as the paint is completely worn off in some places. Even if it's working, it will have to be cleaned and the cassette section will need some cleaning, re-lubrication and rubber replacement (belts, pinch roller) given the age (I see August 1981 on the service manual). While the device looks nice, its value will drop significantly just because of the cosmetic condition alone. Then the telescopic antenna has its end broken, the cassette will need service. I cannot find anything about this device by searching on the web, however the fact that it's rare does not necessarily mean it holds a lot of value. It can actually mean the opposite sometimes. My suggestion is list in on an auction site at a price of your own choosing and see what feedback do you get from potential buyers (like how many views, how many put it in watchlist). My guess is it's not worth crazy prices, but that you can only find out by listing it. We can't say the market price is since there is no market (no units for sale). The price is what the potential buyer is willing to pay.
hi zahrah, welcome to the forum unfortunately i have to part with @Valentin, if the unit on the pics is the one you call mint, you‘ll have to reconsider your own grading. the one on the pics is not even close to mint, i would rather rate it fair, as it looks as it had a hard live in the past… sorry to say that, but the shown unit got only value of a 2nd hand daily little radio. anyway, even a mint one wouldn‘t sell for much, i had one, similar condition, i gave it away for nothing i hope this doesn‘t affect your upcoming passion for vintage portable electronics, keep it, restore it, one day you might say „this was my first boombox“
I have both this model and it's nearly identical brother the SR-1R (square speaker). Your's is a little warn and torn, or loved and used. They are kind of rare but they do pop up for sale every few years, honestly they don't go for a ton of money, I typically get JVC Mini's for under $50 USD. Do you collect or have other vintage audio? We don't have many members from your part of the world, feel free to post more! One of the older members from over there used to post some one-of-a-kind equipment.
@zahrah If I were you, I'd restore the unit and keep for personal use as you probably won't get much money on it. Cleaning and polishing the case is something worth doing for sure, despite the fact that the device will never look mint again. The telescopic antenna can be replaced with a generic one of the same length. As for the cassette side, the rubber parts can most likely be found by dimension. It's also interesting from the shortwave radio point of view, as you may be able to pick up a lot more stations in your region. In Europe there are not many that can be received at this point in time and most are in laguages that I cannot understand.
Hi! I bought the same model, japanese version (VICTOR RC-S11), I paid 7 USD, in february 2020. Shipping was a little expensive because i also bought the Victor RC-S1 (14 USD) combining both units in one package . https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/x660356466 https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/q341655384 I am sending a mail to you. Regards from Argentina.
